Vanuatu's new Minister of Internal Affairs, Christophe Emelee, has ordered the newly elected Mayor of Port Vila Municipal Council, Steve Kiel, to immediately reinstate three suspended councillors.
The Daily Post reports the minister's order follows the suspensions of former Mayor Eric Festa, Marie Louise Milne and Albert Sandy Daniel.
Council clerk Peter Sakita said there was a motion to remove mayor Kiel for apparently not having a budget, but the minister called this petty and ordered the mayor to re-instate the trio.
Source:
RNZ Pacific